Brett Boone
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Boone with the Seattle Mariners
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: April 6, 1969 El Cajon, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 19, 1992, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
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| July 31, 2005, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .266 | ||
| Home runs | 252 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,021 | ||
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Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. During his career Boone was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He is a member of the Boone family, one of the most recognizable families in baseball.
Boone was born in El Cajon, California to Susan G. Roel and former major league player and manager Bob Boone. He is also the grandson of former major leaguer Ray Boone and brother of former major leaguer Aaron Boone, as well as the descendant of pioneer Daniel Boone. As a child, Boone hung out in the Phillies clubhouse with Pete Rose Jr., his brother Aaron, Ryan Luzinski, and Mark McGraw. He is a graduate of El Dorado High School. He attended the University of Southern California and played for the team, but left his junior year of college when he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round.
In 1992, Boone became the first-ever third-generation big-leaguer in baseball history. As a member of an All-Star family, he is the son of Bob, a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels and Kansas City Royals (1972–1990) and later a manager with the Royals and Cincinnati Reds; his brother Aaron is a third baseman who has played with the Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins,and Houston Astros. His grandfather Ray was an infielder for the Indians, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves and Boston Red Sox (1948–1960).
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